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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 2000 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350BA |
| Owner/operator: | Bailey Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GAVK |
| MSN: | 1538 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort St. John, BC (50 nm NNE 5703N/12012W) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
C-GAVK owned by Bailey Helicopters was landing 50 nm NNE of Fort St. John with strong winds in the area. The downwash of the helicopter snapped a tree, as the aircraft got closer to the ground the tree contacted the main rotorblades causing the aircraft to flip on its side. The pilot and 5 passengers escaped without injury and damage to the helicopter is not known at this time.
Sources:
TC CADORS No.2000P0736
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